Hung Up on Hanging Pictures? Interior Design Tips for Wall Art
by Kate McIntyrekate.mcintyre@interiordesignschoolreview.com
Interior Design School Review Columnist
After you have made all of the tough interior design choices, hanging pictures might seem like a snap. Just don't forget a few simple rules before you start pounding in those nails, though.
Once you are ready to hang pictures, you might notice that you are working with a vast expanse of bare wall space. Exactly where on those blank walls should your pictures go? This can seem like a tricky question, but the answer is simple.
An Interior Design Mistake to Avoid: Hanging Pictures Too High
Have you ever been in a house where all of the pictures are hung too high? It looks as though the ceiling is the only thing keeping the pictures from flying away. You have to crane your neck to get a good look at them. Not only are pictures that are hung too high uncomfortable to view, they do not work harmoniously with the rest of the room's interior design.Pictures should be hung at eye level, or about sixty inches high. You can enjoy them comfortably, and they will feel unified with the rest of the room.
Interior Design Tips for Centering Your Pictures
You should wait to hang pictures until you have arranged your furniture. That way, you can center your pictures over your furniture. If you are unsure of whether to center your picture in relation to your furniture or your walls, a good interior design tip to remember is that pictures generally look better centered over furniture than centered on the wall.It can be difficult to get a good sense of how a picture will look on the wall before you hang it. Consider making paper templates of your pictures and taping them up on your walls in different arrangements. You can even mark the location of the picture's hanger on the template, so that you will know exactly where on the wall to place your nail.
If you keep these interior design tips in mind, soon your bare walls will be filled with expertly hung pictures.
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About the Author
Kate McIntyre is a writer in Portland, Oregon. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Oregon State University.
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